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The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News

The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News

Members of Student Government Board speak during their public meeting on Tuesday in Nordy’s Place.

SGB hosts general education town hall

By Adrienne Cahillane, Senior Staff Writer  March 20, 2024
Student Government Board hosted a general education reform town hall at its Tuesday meeting.
Protestors chant outside the Turning Point USA at Pitt’s “Live Free Tour” speaker event with Candace Owens on Tuesday night in Alumni Hall.

Protestors gather outside Alumni Hall to protest TPUSA Candace Owens event

By Emma Hannan, Staff Writer March 20, 2024
A group of protestors gathered outside Alumni Hall on Tuesday evening to protest Turning Point USA at Pitt’s guest speaker, Candace Owens.
Layne’s Chicken Fingers on Forbes Avenue.

Opinion | Pittsburgh underdogs who didn’t quite win The Pitt News’ ‘Best Of’

By The Pitt News Staff March 20, 2024
It may not seem like it, but you will someday tire of Cane’s or Redhawk or Hillman Library. When that day comes, you’ll thank your lucky stars you have a handy B-list of underappreciated Pittsburgh attractions.
Local band Histrionic performs on stage.

Histrionic voted ‘Best Local Band’ in The Pitt News survey

By Patrick Swain, Culture Editor March 19, 2024

Histrionic spawned from a basement in Highland Park in 2014. Brothers Simon and Jude Sweeney and their friend Isaac Winograd fiddled with instruments, plucking at guitars and banging on drums, their youthful...

Pitt baseball players look out for the ball during the Blue/Gold Fall World Series at the Charles L. Cost Field on Oct. 27, 2023.

Pitt baseball looks to build chemistry, defeat Kent State

By Camille de Jesus, Staff Writer March 19, 2024

Pitt baseball (10-7, 1-5 ACC) will host Kent State (9-10, 4-2 MAC) at Charles L. Cost Field this Tuesday in an exciting early-season matchup.  This non-conference opportunity is the perfect stage for...

Satire | ‘It’s about progress’: Students find comfort in the increasing lack of green space on campus in favor of construction

Satire | ‘It’s about progress’: Students find comfort in the increasing lack of green space on campus in favor of construction

By Anna Ehlers, Contributing Editor March 19, 2024
Places like the grassy bowl near the Pete and that parklet on Fifth Avenue have already faced their doom in the face of Oakland’s improvement endeavors.
First-year guard Carlton Carrington (7) drives past a Florida State defender in the Petersen Events Center on Mar. 5.

Pitt men’s basketball reflects on past and future

By Matthew Scabilloni, Senior Staff Writer March 19, 2024

Two years ago, on March 8, 2022, Pitt men’s basketball finished yet another atrocious season under head coach Jeff Capel, posting an 11-22 record. Capel went to the post-game press conference after getting...

Alessandro Portelli speaks to students over video call during the “Memories of a Massacre: A Dialogue with Alessandro Portelli on the 80th Anniversary of the Fosse Ardeatine in Rome” on Monday afternoon in Sennott Square.

Book talk commemorates 80 years since Fosse Ardeatine massacre

By Andrew McLaughlin, Staff Writer March 19, 2024

As a historian of the Fosse Ardeatine massacre, Alessandro Portelli knows the difficulty of recounting trauma. Hearing emotional stories served as a fundamental challenge while writing his book “The...

Actors perform in “Grease” at the Byham Theater in Pittsburgh.

Pittsburgh Musical Theater transports audiences to 1950s with ‘Grease’

By Nada Abdulaziz, Senior Staff Writer March 18, 2024

In the historic halls of Pittsburgh's Byham Theater, the air was alive with the iconic melodies and nostalgic charm of the 1950s. From March 7 to March 17, the venue became the vibrant stage for Pittsburgh...

Jason Kelce high fives a fan at the Philadelphia Eagles’ Super Bowl LII Victory Parade on Feb. 8, 2018.

Opinion | Jason Kelce will go down as a Philly legend

By Irene Moran, Staff Columnist March 18, 2024
Every Philly sports fan, including myself, is upset to see Jason Kelce go. There are even some non-Eagles fans that understand how much of an impact Kelce had on the Eagles.
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